Too little complexity + Too little game time + Too few Civ attributes = Wait for Caesar IV
User Rating: 5.8 | CivCity: Rome PC
I like city-building games and I love Civilization, but CivCity: Rome (CCR) just doesn't meet my expectations. First off, this game takes nothing but the name from Civilization. So if you are thinking of buying this game because you think that it might be like Civilization at the city-level, you will be in for unfortunante surprise. CCR is solely a city-builder and it adds nothing on my previous favorites Pharaoh and Caesar III. It is less complex than those games and offers far fewer missions. I finished the campaign in about 7 hours and although there are some individual missions, I found myself getting tired of the game on the third day. Additionally, there seems to be less historic realism than Pharaoh or Caesar. I like to know my place in history when I am building a grand city. In CCR each city seems to be independent. You are not helping to create a mighty Roman Empire, you are simply building another city that is much like the last.
I have no doubt that I will play CCR enough to warrant the $40 price, but I had hopes that this game would be something new and different in the city-building genre. It certainly is not. I guess I will have to hope that Caesar IV can step up. 
